Layla Loo Stinky Poo ([info]miss_tesco) wrote,
@ 2008-09-15 13:19:00
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Entry tags:birthdays, finding faith, losing keys, qur'an

better off with things that can't be locked at all
"By the bright morning hours
and the night when it is still
your Lord has not abandoned you
nor does He hate you.

The last will be better for you than the First.
Your Lord will soon give to you and you will be satisfied.

Did he not find you orphaned and shelter you?
Did he not find you wandering and guide you?
Did he not find you impoverished and enrich you?

So as for orphans, do not oppress them,
and as for beggars, do not berate them.
And as for the blessing of your Lord, speak out."

Surah Ad-Duha (Chapter of The Bright Morning Hours), The Qur'an

That's just one translation. There are many. Because Arabic is such a complex language English doesn't really do it justice. Here's another and here's another with some interpretation.

This morning I was all ready to go out and have a productive day and I realised I didn't have my keys. I looked and looked but they weren't in any of my usual key places. I'm not the type of person to just drop them anywhere so I was clueless as to where they could be. I checked on the floor around the places I usually put them, in my bags, in places I would never put them... no keys.

I know that when my Mum can't find something she reads a certain dua (prayer) or surah (chapter of the Qur'an) or something so when I phoned to wish her happy birthday I asked. She recommended Surah Ad-Duha. I remembered the beginning of it but not the whole thing so I did a search online and relearned it. Then I got my English translation of the Qur'an and read it to see what it meant. I have to admit, Qur'anic verses usually go over my head. I know they're special but I just can't properly understand them. The language is too rich for me to really get it. But this, excuse the cheese, really touched me. It's like it answered my prayers. And not just the keys thing.

I really need to do that more often. Look further into the Qur'an and find connections with it because without that it's just words. The Qur'an is the heart of my religion and I hardly know it. I hope this is the beginning of something.




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[info]miss_tesco
2008-09-15 08:53 pm UTC (link)
We just memorize it without knowing the meaning. It's a shme really. I do the same thing.

I used to have quite a bit memorised when I was younger but I've forgotten it which I thnk is one of the worst things you can do so I really need to relearn them.

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